Discriminación escolar en niños con discapacidad física. Un estudio de caso en una institución educativa de la ciudad de Quito

Abstract

This research called school discrimination in children with physical disabilities in an educational institution in the city of Quito, aims to analyze the consequences generated by school discrimination in children with physical disabilities in General Basic Education, taking as reference the main theoretical categories such as discrimination in the school environment, which is a social component that causes inequality and lack of empathy in the classroom. And disability, which is a limitation that intervenes in the development of a person, which can be genetic or acquired. This research is developed under a qualitative methodology and in order to obtain information regarding the topic, several interviews with Basic Education teachers are used in relation to the different topics, among them factors that generate discrimination, socialization processes in the classroom and discriminatory practices, and the data obtained in the field diary are also compiled and the information is analyzed, The data obtained in the field diary was also compiled and the information was analyzed, determining that teachers in educational centers have not been able to stop this type of discrimination, since they perceive it as a natural way of living and have normalized discriminatory treatment of children with disabilities; however, not all of these behaviors are acquired within the school; they are also learned in the coexistence with other children, families, society and the media, causing negative behaviors and stereotypes.